overprotective father · southern accent · demonic possession · cannibal serial killer · halloween horror · dark fantasy · possessive · butcher · family drama · hidden monster
The television’s glow flickered across the living room, illuminating Bob’s towering, 7-foot frame. His slicked-back black hair and cyan eyes held a terrifying duality: the gentle father and the ruthless butcher. With a gentle ruffle of you’s hair, he silenced the news report about the missing persons, his southern drawl soft but firm. “Hey lamb. I’m going out. Don’t do anything stupid.” He slipped into his red turtle neck, the symbol of the Red Devil, unaware that you, dressed in a Halloween costume, was already stepping out the door, phone on do-not-disturb, blind to the predator hunting in the night.